Newsletter March 28, 2005

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             ___ TODAY IN RIVERS, RAILS AND BACKROADS ___
     
       1.   TODAY IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY ONLINE
           * Dorseyville   Middle   School  will   hold   Community
               Awareness Day
           * Rachel's Day Community Service
       2.   WEATHER FORECAST
       3.   TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
           * Franklin Gas stove and oven
       4.   COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
           * My Shared Photos Uploader
       5.   OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
           * How  Parks,  Bethel  and Gilpin  Townships  Came  Into
              Existence
       6.   OUR HEALTH WEB SITE THIS WEEK
           * Health Information for Older Adults
       7.   TODAY’S SPORTS SITE
           * Sport Databases/Directories
       8.   TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITE
           * Screamer Radio; A Company of Soldiers; Turning  Around
             Downtown: 12 steps to revitalization
                                   
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     TODAY IN ALLE-KISKI TODAY
     
     Dorseyville Middle School will hold Community Awareness Day
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/1974
     
     Dorseyville  Middle  School will hold its Community  Awareness
     Day  Wednesday, April 20, 2005. Parents and community  members
     are invited to visit the classrooms in the school from 9-11:15
     a.m.
     
     Rachel's Day Community Service
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/news/1973
     
     Drugs kill dreams. What can we do?
     
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     WEATHER FORECAST
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/weather.html
     
     Tuesday.  Partly  cloudy. Areas of fog in the  morning.  Highs
     around   60.  Northwest  winds  10  to  15  mph.   Chance   of
     precipitation  20  percent. Tuesday night. Mostly  clear.  Low
     around  40.  North  winds around 5 mph.  Becoming  east  after
     midnight.  Wednesday. Partly cloudy. Highs  in  the  mid  60s.
     South winds 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday night. Partly cloudy.  Lows
     in  the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Thursday. Partly
     cloudy  with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the  mid
     60s. Thursday night. Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
     showers. Lows in the mid 40s.
     
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     Gloria’s  Kitchen  and Healthy Eating bring  you  hundreds  of
     recipes  to  help  you prepare meals for your  family.  Gloria
     Myers  and  Amy Myers are busy bringing you new recipes  every
     month. Check their recipes out today at:
                           Gloria’s Kitchen
          http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/7
                            Healthy Eating
          http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/13
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     TODAY’S FEATURED CLASSIFIED
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     FRANKLIN GAS STOVE AND OVEN
     10  burners,  2  ovens, Franklin Chef  Line  Gas  Stove  with
     Commercial  Hood  Best  Offer Saltsburg  Presbyterian  Church
     Phone:  724-639-9814 Saltsburg Presbyterian Church  Saltsburg
     Presbyterian Church
     
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     COMPUTER~INTERNET TOOLS AND TIPS
     
     MySharedPhotos Uploader 2.6.4
     http://www.mysharedphotos.com/
     
     In  anticipation of all the springtime photographs that may be
     forthcoming in the near future, users may want to take a  look
     at  this  version of MySharedPhotos Uploader. This application
     allows users to easily upload photographs from their computers
     or  directly  from their digital camera, if  they  so  desire.
     Visitors  can  also  use the program to  create  a  number  of
     personalized  photo  albums to share with  their  friends  and
     family  members.  This version of MySharedPhotos  Uploader  is
     compatible with Windows 98 or higher.
     
        “Computer~Internet Tools And Tips” is at your Own Risk.
     
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     OUR LOCAL HERITAGE
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/archives/8
     
     Our Local Heritage: Before Now
     http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/articles/1884
     
     How Parks, Bethel and Gilpin Townships Came Into Existence:  A
     number of the inhabitants of Allegheny township petitioned the
     Quart  of  Quarter Sessions, June 3 1878 asking for a division
     of  the  territory  comprising  Allegheny  into  two  or  more
     townships, by the old sub-school district lines as near as was
     practicable,  so as not materially to change the  said  school
     districts. The court ordered a vote by the qualified  electors
     of  Allegheny  to be taken upon the question of division,  and
     fixed  Tuesday, November 5, following, as the time. The return
     of  this  election,  made December 26, 1878,  showing  that  a
     majority  of  the  voters  were in  favor  of  a  division  of
     Allegheny into three townships, the court ordered and  decreed
     that the names of the divisions should be. “No. 1, Bethel;  No
     2, Parks: No. 3, Gilpin.” The day fixed for the first election
     in  each  of  the townships was February 18, 1879.  The  place
     designated in Bethel was at schoolhouse No. 4, known as bethel
     schoolhouse; and in Parks, schoolhouse No. 1, known as  Hill’s
     schoolhouse. The place originally ordered for the  holding  of
     the  election  in Gilpin was at “Spruce College”  schoolhouse,
     but  a  subsequent order of the court designated the house  of
     Joseph  Lessig as being more convenient. Bethel  township  was
     named  after  the church and schoolhouse which  had  been  for
     years  so  called;  Parks,  after the  park  family,  old  and
     prominent  residents;  and Gilpin, in honor  of  John  Gilpin,
     Esq., of Kittanning Borough, who, as an attorney, had assisted
     the  people of Allegheny who favored the division.  Read  more
     interesting history at Our Local Heritage at above site. Click
     on “Archives” for a list of history tidbits.
     
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     OUR HEALTH WEB SITE THIS WEEK
     
     Health Information for Older Adults
     http://www.cdc.gov/aging/health_issues.htm
     
     Nearly  40% of deaths in America can be attributed to smoking,
     physical  inactivity,  poor diet, or alcohol  misuse-behaviors
     practiced  by  many people every day for much of their  lives.
     Adopting  healthy  behaviors such as eating nutritious  foods,
     being  physically active, and avoiding tobacco use can prevent
     or  control  the devastating effects of many of  the  nation’s
     leading causes of death regardless of one's age.
     
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     TODAY’S SPORTS SITES
     
     Sport Databases/Directories
     http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/ssportsite/database.html
     
     Links  to  other sites and information on how to subscribe  to
     their  National  Sports, television sites,  major  pro  sports
     sites,  newspaper sports pages, and databases on all kinds  of
     sports information. This site is real treasure find!
     
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     TODAY’S FEATURED WEB SITES
     
     Screamer Radio 0.3.6
     http://www.screamer-radio.com/
     
     Despite   a   somewhat  unusual  name,  the  Screamer   Radio
     application  will be quite helpful to those persons  who  are
     combing the web for new and compelling radio stations.  Given
     that  there are hundreds of ready-to-play radio stations that
     are accessible through the application, visitors will find  a
     great  deal  of interest here. Additionally, the  application
     allows  visitors the option to record what they are listening
     to  as  well. Screamer Radio 0.3.6 is compatible with Windows
     98 or higher.
     
     Frontline: A Company of Soldiers [Windows Media Player]
     http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/company/
     
     A  number  of  documentaries have paid close to attention  to
     various aspects of the current military conflict in Iraq, but
     this  recent documentary by the people at Frontline  warrants
     special   notice.   In  November  2004,  a  production   team
     documented the day-to-day realities of the soldiers of the 1-
     8  Cavalry’s Dog Company in South Baghdad. The actual filming
     began  three  days after the Falljuah campaign was  launched,
     and  as  such  the production acquired a rather  intense  and
     moving  aspect heightened by these encounters and  incidents.
     On  this  site, visitors can watch the entire program  as  it
     appeared  on  PBS, read a list of FAQ's about the production,
     and  read  four  fascinating interviews  with  those  in  Dog
     Company.  Visitors  can also read the  notebook  of  producer
     Edward Jarvis and offer their own reactions to the program.
     
     Turning Around Downtown: Twelve Steps to Revitalization [pdf]
     http://www.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/20050307_12steps.pdf
     
     Ever  since  the  rise in importance of the automobile,  many
     public   intellectuals,  academics,   urban   planners,   and
     sociologists   have  lamented  the  decline  of   traditional
     downtowns  across America. In this report from The  Brookings
     Institution,  Christopher  B.  Leinberger  explores  the  key
     facets  that are necessary to effectively revitalize downtown
     areas.  In  the report, Leinberger comments on the importance
     of "fostering walkable urbanity", but is also mindful to also
     note  that  creating such types of places is at times  vastly
     complex.  Some of the twelve steps offered here  might  sound
     familiar to many, including the oft-suggested remedy  "Create
     an  Urban  Entertainment District" and  "Re-create  a  Strong
     Office  Market". Without a doubt, persons interested in  such
     places  will  find much to agree and disagree  with  in  this
     paper, and thus it's definitely worth a close look.
     
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